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Eree with you”

“No doubt, Quince deserves a ave ers”

“It’s more, actually”

I laugh for the first tiht “A Purple Heart, then”

“You’re such a dick” Emory’s lips curl up as she finishes the last bite of her cake

“What do you say we head out of here?” I ask, and she quirks a brow “I’et back hoht with, what did you call me, a pathetic sack of sadness?”

“Yep Pretty sure that hits the nail on the head” A soft laugh escapes her throat “But are you sure you’re ready to leave? I have no proble around for another hour or two I mean, it’s been, like, a year since I’ve been able to drink alcohol Surely, I can busy oskills for a bit”

I glance toward the dance floor to find Caplin Hawkins doing exactly that, and I shake h “Yeah, let’s head out before he starts scaring Ev’s Grandma Lucille with hip thrusts”

Twerking always leads to hip thrusts where Cap’s concerned

I help Eoodbyes to Sadie the dancing queen and her swoony-eyed groom, we head out of the main reception room and into the lobby area Erab her purse and lance at e from my mom

Mo today, but please give hiratulations and tell him we’ll make it up to him with a visit to Austin soon

With the last-minute date finalization, my parents weren’t able to cancel the Alaskan cruise they booked over a year ago If Evan has reassured my mom once, he’s done it a hundred times since he and Sadie set the date Thankfully, he eased her guilt enough that she didn’t do so drastic like cancel the non-refundable, “it’s been on our bucket list forever” trip

Just as I liftcatchesquickly out of the main reception room doors, and her hand is over her mouth

“Maybe? What’s wrong?” I call toward her, but she doesn’t stop

Instead, she damn near sprints toward the bathroom

Emory meets my eyes and doesn’t hesitate to toss her purse and“I’ll go see if she’s okay”

I follow their lead and wait outside the bathroom doors

Not even two minutes later, Emory shoves open the door ide, panicked eyes, and my stomach falls